Battling Mucus to Defeat Cancer (IMAGE)

University of Oklahoma

Battling Mucus to Defeat Cancer

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Inside their laboratory at the University of Oklahoma Sciences Center, Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D. (left) and C.V. Rao, Ph.D. focus on the role of mucins, a principal component of mucus, in pancreatic cancer tumor growth. Mucins appear to shield cancer cells, making them resistant to chemotherapy. Now, this Stephenson Cancer Center team has identified a new gene target common to many of those mucins. The discovery may be a chink in pancreatic cancer's defensive armor, and may point to new targeted therapies as well as a way to help make current treatments for this deadly cancer more effective.

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Jim Green, EPI

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